Capabilities of Wire EDM: Part 1

Carl Sommer, president of Reliable EDM, demonstrates the unique capabilities of wire EDM. At his company they can wire EDM parts up to 62 inches tall and weighing 10,000 pounds. Sommer shows various tall parts that have been EDM with their modified machines, production EDM, burr free machining, single hole cavity, and the amazing accuracy of wire EDM.
Wire Electrical Discharge Machining has revolutionized machining. Things that were once impossible to machine are now being done with wire EDM. With wire EDM we can cut any conceivable shape up to 45 degrees taper with accuracies of +/-.0001".
Any electrically conductive material can be machined with EDM, even tungsten carbide. An added benefit of wire EDM is that exotic alloys can be machined just as easily as mild steel. Since the wire electrode never comes into contact with the metal, wire EDM is a stress-free machining process.
Sommer, president of the largest EDM job shop in North America, has co-authored with his son Steve, a mechanical engineer, Complete EDM Handbook. The handbook is free at their website.
View more information on EDMing:
About Wire EDM: www.reliableedm...
About Ram/Sinker EDM: www.reliableedm...
About Small Hole EDM: www.reliableedm...
EDM Tall and Large Parts: www.reliableedm...
Learn Much More-Free Complete EDM Handbook: www.reliableedm...
www.reliableedm... is the largest EDM job shop in North America.

[@TheUofAfan]

God bless the tool makers and engineers. We need more of them if we are going to make America Great Again!

[@nasirahmed6371]

Amazing👍👍👍👍

[@BrilliantDesignOnline]

Very educational. There are many considerations since you can cut but not remove a plug, and the multi-tapers are very clever and that you can cut tungsten with such precision. My first thought is this must be expensive.

[@randomtux1234]

amayzin!!

[@movax20h]

62 inches tall for wire EDM. Wow.

[@matrixx775]

you guys need operator have 20 years of experience in WEDM thanks

[@roberts111007]

This is so cringeworthy 😂